Primary Responsibilities

Manage the Earth Systematic Missions Program Office

Development and operation of NASA Earth Science Missions

NOAA Operational Weather Satellites/Climate Sensors

Scientific responsibilities

Manage Earth Observing Systems and GSFC

Provide high level science and consumer interface

Support the new business process

Support center competition initiatives

Support Mission and Instrument sensor studies

Provide leadership and advise to projects and missions

Analyze and recommend adjustments to budgets

Coordinating reporting to center management

NASA Headquarters and NOAA

Coordinate major external and internal reviews

Provide administrative and infrastructure support

Oversee division level administrative functions

Coordinate cross cutting activities and initiatives

Earth Science Decadal Survey Missions

Direct all efforts associated with the Decadal Survey Missions

Plan for instrument design and development

Spacecraft design and development

Ground system design and development

Satellite integration and tests

Mission operations through post-launch testing/operation

Current Projects

ESDIS (Earth Science Data and Information System) The Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project is responsible for providing scientific and other users access to data from NASA's Earth Science Enterprise.

ESMO (Earth Science Mission Operations) The Earth Science Mission Operations (ESMO) Project is responsible for spacecraft maintenance and operations for Earth Science missions conducted by the Earth Science Projects Division.

GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement) The GPM Project will improve ongoing efforts to predict climate, improve the accuracy of weather and precipitation forecasts and provide more frequent and complete sampling of the Earth's precipitation.

LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission ) LDCM will ensure the continuity of Landsat data. It will make all Landsat equivalent data collected available at affordable cost to enable farmers, school children, scientists, governments and many others to continue to utilize this data for high quality research and applications.

POES (Polar Operational Environmental Satellite) This program benefits that directly enhance the quality of human life and protection of Earth's environment include weather forecasts, monitoring severe storm movement, ozone levels and animal migrations patterns to detecting forest fires.

ICESat-2 (The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 ) is the 2nd-generation of the orbiting laser altimeter ICESat scheduled for launch in early 2016.